Galicia

Galicia is a nation of the Atlantic, in the green north-western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, with a Celtic-influenced heritage, a deep seafaring culture and a language of its own — Galego — born of the same Latin roots as Portuguese and carrying a literary tradition centuries deep.

Recognised in its Statute as a historical nationality, Galicia regained its self-government with the Statute of Autonomy of 1981, after the Franco dictatorship. It has its own Parliament and its own government, the Xunta de Galicia, and Galego shares official status with Spanish across the territory. With around 2.7 million inhabitants (2024) and a diaspora spread across the world after a long history of emigration, Galicia blends a strong rural and maritime tradition with a modern, outward-looking economy.

A proud nation within Europe, Galicia reflects a conviction at the core of the European Democrats' vision: that Europe's strength lies in its peoples and territories, and that their languages, cultures and identities are not relics to preserve but living parts of the Europe of tomorrow.